Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians

This is a discussion on Suggestions for Team-BHP from Team-BHPians within Shifting gears, part of the Around the Corner category; ^^ sachin, that is a feature, not a bug. It is in fact very helpful when threads are merged, so ...

Carwale's database is terribly outdated as they rarely update it. Also data against a number of fields in their car comparison page differs from what is mentioned on the respective cars' websites and does not include all cars / variants available today. (Basically good concept / Bad execution case). That's why I stopped relying on it sometime back.

One more thing, I noticed it was a little biased in favour of Maruti and Hyundai cars. But the funny part is it invariably churned out silly recommendations - for example even if you say a high performance hatchback is a priority for you, carwale would recommed an Estilo(!!) among others. Try it - it's hilarious.

@thesilentone is right - we need a credible tool. If it is from a reliable source like team-bhp... Wow!

Already the mods have taken initiative and have started compiling a database of car specifications in a standardized format. This is good food for thought, maybe we should collectively also start working towards developing a car finder!

Is it possible to get the images we upload auto re-sized by Team-BHP itself?
That way we do not have to open paint and re-size the images before uploading.

Hi Mdsaab,

I think the size limit on the images has been kept to reduce the load on the uploading image servers. So, if the images are uploaded as it is, it looses the point. but then yeah, viewing a page in low bandwidth will be still easy.

Again, as you mentioned, there might be some other options, but may be it might add to the complexity, and would be implemented sometime in the future?

Is there a possibilty of changing/editing the title of a self created new thread during the edit time period?

+1 to this.

Also, can Assembly Line section be allowed to create a post that can later be attached by the user himself to an existing thread as a new reply? This will help in creating a longish time-consuming post having lotsa pictures without being at the mercy of a fickle network connection. To manage server load, some practical restrictions on assembly line usage can be thought of, e.g. not more than a pre-specified number (three/five?) of threads/posts on assembly line can be created at a time, automatic deletion of a thread/post if it has been lying unattended for more than a month.

More emoticons requested in the emoticon library to express myself better, some examples

Ecstatic/very happy, the isn't quite there

Thrilled/excited

Sad / upset

Very sad / Shedding tears

tongue-in-cheek, although a serves almost similar purpose

Now please don't flog me for using the emoticons here, the latter two are used as examples and not as expressions! I actually have freedom to use one more emoticon! (would have liked to use a tongue-in-cheek emoticon here)

Last edited by mobike008 : 22nd August 2011 at 16:04.
Reason: Please STICK to 2 smileys per post

Now that we are onto new threads, there seem to be many (?) new threads which get deleted.

Have had times when I have spent ample time in the middle of the night replying to one, only to find that it was missing the next day. Just leads to frustration.

It may be more appropriate for mods to approve new threads, unless the members are above a certain level (senoir/1000 posts?). Though it may lead to delay in some threads, it probably would be worthwhile.

I realize that it may lead to some extra load on the mods. But then they check the first 25 posts by newbies. To compensate for the extra load, this number can be brought down a bit. Maybe to 20. Overall should be a very worthwhile compromise.

Now that we are onto new threads, there seem to be many (?) new threads which get deleted.

Have had times when I have spent ample time in the middle of the night replying to one, only to find that it was missing the next day. Just leads to frustration.

It may be more appropriate for mods to approve new threads, unless the members are above a certain level (senoir/1000 posts?). Though it may lead to delay in some threads, it probably would be worthwhile.

I realize that it may lead to some extra load on the mods. But then they check the first 25 posts by newbies. To compensate for the extra load, this number can be brought down a bit. Maybe to 20. Overall should be a very worthwhile compromise.

I did not know that Mod disapproval could be the reason why a certain new thread with a good number of replies suddenly went missing. If this indeed is the reason, your suggestion makes a lot of sense.

Hi,
I was preparing a travel planner and thought of adding some Calendar pics for date reference to my file, and giving a cool look. A simple search on the internet resulted in lot of automobile ones (mostly branded ones), either print or online media.
At that time, I thought if TBHP also had something like it. To start, a separate thread could be created to invite members to upload their own clicked images (cars, race, places etc) and then vote it accordingly for the 12 month pics.
The final version of calendar could be offered in two ways:
i) Hard Copy at a reasonable price: just as our stickers are put on vehicles, this Cal can be on my office desk.
ii) Soft Copy: as my laptop's wallpaper, changing every month.

Now that we are onto new threads, there seem to be many (?) new threads which get deleted.

Have had times when I have spent ample time in the middle of the night replying to one, only to find that it was missing the next day. Just leads to frustration.

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Originally Posted by RadiantKarma

I did not know that Mod disapproval could be the reason why a certain new thread with a good number of replies suddenly went missing. If this indeed is the reason, your suggestion makes a lot of sense.

Everytime a thread is deleted the OP gets a PM with a reason clearly mentioned. Most of the threads from the What Car section are deleted because they are about the same topic that is being discussed in existing threads, for example- What's the point in adding another thread for discussion on Verna vs Fiesta or Fortuner vs Endeavour when some existing threads cover the topic well. A note is attached to the closing posts of most threads where BHPians are asked to Report the Post to request for opening the thread again if they have a similar query and want to continue the discussion.

As a person who wants to buy a new car or is just casually seeking info, What would you like to see when searching for topics- 60 new threads on new Verna(just an example here) with scattered info or fewer threads with all the info in them?